Cobb vs. Prater, Martinez vs. Ruediger among PFC 13 additions

A PFC lightweight title fight between champion Brian Cobb (15-4) and challenger Carlo Prater (23-6-1) along with a lightweight showdown between Poppies Martinez (16-5) and Gabe Ruediger (11-5) are among several fights added to “PFC 13: Validation.”

The PFC announced those additions, as well as confirming previously reported bouts of Ricco Rodriguez vs. Ruben “Warpath” Villareal and Wesley “Cabbage” Correira, earlier today.

“PFC 13: Validation” is scheduled for May 8 at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, Calif.

A Gladiator Challenge and ShoXC veteran, Cobb will be looking to make his third defense of the PFC lightweight title. Cobb defeated Lance Wipf at PFC 12 in January, and California resident was also recently named an alternate on Colin Oyama’s Team USA West in the “M-1 Challenge Presented by Affliction.”

Many MMA observers believe Cobb is on the verge of a trip to the UFC.

Prater is a seven-year veteran who has fought in organizations throughout the world. The Brazilian-native suffered a TKO defeat to Brock Larson in his most recent outing but holds career wins over Carlos Condit, Spencer Fisher, Anthony Lapsley, Thomas Schulte and Melvin Guillard, among others.

Martinez, dubbed the “Tachi Kid” for his many trips to the Tachi Palace, is a longtime veteran of the WEC and PFC. Fighting just a handful of time outside of Lemoore, Calif., Martinez has earned 14 stoppages in his 16 career victories.

Ruediger, best known for his appearance on “The Ultimate Fighter 5″ is a UFC, WEC and King of the Cage veteran. After dropping the first bout of his career, Ruediger earned wins in his next nine-stright bouts. “Godzilla” is currently on a two-fight losing streak, and has gone just 2-3 in his past five contests.

Also added to the card was a welterweight title fight between the always-entertaining champion Olaf Alfonso (8-10) and undefeated Cage Combat Fighting Championships veteran Kyle Pimental (6-0), as well as a featherweight bout that will determine the first challenger to new champion Diego Saraiva between Casey Olson (9-2) and Eddie Yagin (12-3-1).

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